Analysis: Historical images - he can become invincible
The images of Donald Trump with a bloody ear and clenched fist after the assassination attempt immediately became historic and iconic, writes SVT's Fouad Youcefi in an analysis.
"If news images can decide elections, maybe the image of Trump just did it," he writes.
In DN, Björn af Kleen is on the same track. He writes that the political consequences of the act seem as "immediate as predetermined".
“The bullet did not kill Donald Trump. But did it decide the election?” he asks himself.
Erik Bergin writes in SvD that much remains unclear about the assassination attempt, but that one thing is clear is that "an election campaign that is already historically chaotic just got worse".
He writes that American politicians who are subjected to attacks often receive a boost in public opinion.
"If the Republican candidate gets a flurry of the same kind of sympathetic support that Reagan received just over 40 years earlier - and the Democrats continue to bury themselves in internal battles - then Trump can become invincible," he writes.
CNN's Stephen Collinson and BBC's Anthony Zurcher both write that the attack means that "a new dark chapter" in the United States is beginning. Zurcher compares it to the political assassinations that characterized the American 1960s.
"The illusion of safety and security in American politics built up over decades has been shattered," he writes.
Political scientist: "Basically an inch from a civil war"
If Donald Trump had died in the attack against him, violence in the United States would reach new levels. That's what professor Arie Perliger at the University of Massachusetts Lowell says, according to AP.
"The first thing that occurred to me is that we were basically an inch [2.54 centimeters] away from a potential civil war," he says.
Perliger believes that the anger, frustration and hostility in the United States would have increased significantly if the suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks had succeeded in killing Trump.
Political scientist Ian Bremmer tells NBC that he is "deeply concerned that much more political violence and social instability lies ahead". Robert Pape, political scientist and professor at the University of Chicago, is on the same track. He expresses concern about potential retaliation — aimed at President Joe Biden.
"Political leaders from both parties and at all levels of government [...] must immediately condemn political violence from whichever side of politics it arises," he writes in an email to NBC.
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Russian response after the crime - wants to stop arms deliveries
Maria Zacharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has commented on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. In a statement on Telegram, she addresses Americans who want to assist Ukraine with weapons in the war.
"Perhaps it would be better to use that money to finance the American police and other authorities that are supposed to ensure law and order in the United States?", she writes.
Russia has repeatedly threatened the United States and countries in the West in an attempt to stop arms deliveries to Ukraine.
In a statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the Russian government expresses its condolences to the victims of the shooting, writes Reuters and refers to the Russian state news agency Ria.
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Trump with new statement: "Looking forward to speaking again - will not be afraid"
Donald Trump thanks for the support after the assassination attempt on him in a new post on his social media.
"We will not be afraid," he writes, among other things, in the post.
"I
truly love our country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking
to our great country this coming week in Wisconsin," he continues.
The
Republican presidential candidate was shot in the ear during a rally in
Pennsylvania on Sunday night. One man died in the attack, and two more
men were injured.
20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who is suspected of the crime, was shot dead in connection with the attack.
FBI confirms: 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks behind the shots at Trump
The person suspected of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been identified by the FBI. The shooter is Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Bethel Park is about seven miles from the town of Butler, where the attack took place.
Crooks was registered as a Republican voter, writes the Washington Post, which refers to voter records in Pennsylvania. He also reportedly donated $15 to a Democratic-affiliated organization in 2021, according to media reports. This year's presidential election would have been the first he was old enough to vote in. The motive behind the attack is not clear.
CNN has spoken with Crook's father, who tells the channel he is trying to find out "what the hell is going on," and wants to wait to talk about his son "until he talks to the police."
According to testimony from visitors to the rally in Butler, the 20-year-old climbed onto an adjacent roof, where he allegedly fired shots at the rally. The roof is estimated to be approximately 150 meters from where the former president spoke, according to AP. Trump was hit in the ear. Crooks was shot dead in connection with the attack.
The incident is being investigated as an assassination attempt on the former president.
One man died and two men were injured in addition to Trump in the attack.
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